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This 1941 drawing, entitled "Polish Exiles" is signed by Arthur Szyk. Not ethe image in the sack the woman is carrying: it appears to be of a Polish king.
This 1920s print, still in its original frame, was one of a series of “practice” prints, done to check the color and registration of color before printing the actual edition of prints which would be signed and numbered.
This album, "Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano" features Jewish popular and political cabaret songs from 1900-1934, recorded by the New Budapest Orpheum Society. Note the Szyk artwork on the cover.
This illustrated book commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began on April 19, 1943, with the inclusion of works from artists and authors, poets and playwrights who portrayed the heroism of the fighters, the devastation of the ghetto and the suffering of the children. Among the many illustrations are Arthur Szyk’s striking "Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto."
The artist himself, Arthur Szyk pictured with his own works, circa 1950.
Two WWII-era postcards drawn by Arthur Szyk in 1939, featuring Polish soldiers.
Two WWII-era postcards drawn by Arthur Szyk in 1939.
When Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack) died in 1943, Time Magazine's reporting included a less-than-flattering portrait of the admiral by Arthur Szyk.
Two postcards featuring illustrations by Arthur Szyk. Both of these were mailed in the early 1930s.
A set of stained glass windows designed by Arthur Szyk in 1947. Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, of a temple in Cleveland, commissioned them as a memorial to the 776 congregation members who served—and the 22 who gave their lives—in WWII.
An illustration of Queen Esther, King Ahasuerus, and Mordecai created by Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk.Queen Esther, King Ahasuerus, and Mordecai that Szyk created for his 1925 edition of the BOOK OF ESTHER, published in Paris.
"Haman at the Gallows," painted in 1950 as part of his second illustrated edition of the Book of Esther. Notice the Swastikas on Haman's uniform, drawing a direct comparison to Hitler.
A "Texas History" border illustration Szyk drew in 1951 featuring the "six flags over Texas."
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